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RELATIONSHIP PRACTICE? YOU NEVER KNOW

Relationship practice includes the ongoing question: What is real vs What isn’t. It’s a struggle for some, but not here. Why? Because I understand the rules at the most basic level. No family pics allowed, which is a shame because we range somewhere between good looking and beautiful.

EXTRA EFFORT WHEN IT MATTERS

Extra effort often gives a big win in sports, at work, in life. Or you get lucky. After a big win you don’t need to do anything extra. So why do people ask, “What’s next?” after a big victory?

BROKEN WILL? HOW TO BREAK IT

Kristen Faulkner left a broken will on her way to Olympic gold. More than one. It was a race that seemed settled with two leaders breaking away from the first chase group. All Vos and Vas had to do was pour it on to the finish line. Faulkner was out of the picture. Then she […]

GET UP, WAKE UP, STAND UP

Get up, wake up, stand up, and look where you’re going. Those were words from a surfer teaching another how to surf. It’s the complete opposite of my surf school. I didn’t get up, didn’t wake up, didn’t stand up. Oh, and I didn’t look around.

DRAW LINES, BUT KEEP IT QUIET

If you want to set a border, first draw lines. Could be a property line, could be a county line, or state line. Why not start with some internal work first? Internal work? What’s that?

WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE, A PORTLAND STORY

Women’s healthcare is just another story if you’re not a woman, don’t know any women, if there are no women in your life? Does that sum things up for you, or does it sound far fetched? Everybody has women in their lives at some point. Just ask your mom, your grandma, your sister, your wife, […]

PERSONAL ATTACHMENTS KEEP GROWING

I’ll define ‘personal attachments’ first: it’s your leg, your arm, your head. It’s anything you’ve grown fond of. Baby boomers are officially old enough to have grown fond of most everything. And that’s a normal life.

WEIRD PEOPLE? LIKE WHO

  Weird people you know invite you over for a backyard barbecue. That’s the scene. What could go wrong? They pull this out: Hearts and Gizzards. Let the grilling begin.

BONA FIDE BLOGGER WITH VERIFIABLE TRUE STORY

The idea of a bona fide blogger doesn’t come from O Brother Where Art Thou. They say bona fide, just not blogger. Lately I’ve been working with the words verify and verifiable in terms of truth and bona fide fits right in. So does the word trust. You know the word trust? 

READ INSTRUCTIONS, VERIFIABLE INSTRUCTIONS

We all read instructions before starting things. Or should. But . . . ? You already know what to do? They don’t make sense? No one is telling you what to do?